Why I left China and moved to Berlin | Intermediate Chinese podcast | Comprehensible input
The Lazy Chinese teacher interviews Qiaoqiao. She and her programmer husband gave up a joint income of about 1.5 million yuan in Shanghai to move to Berlin, because of his long hours, her boring job and the three-month lockdown in Shanghai. She also talks about family reactions, first impressions of Berlin and why freedom now matters most.
B118:44Lazy ChineseMade for learnersChinese captions by the creator
Mentions the Covid lockdown in Shanghai.
Key words
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 工资 (gōngzī) | salary |
| 收入 (shōurù) | income |
| 程序员 (chéngxùyuán) | programmer |
| 放弃 (fàngqì) | to give up |
| 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) | brave |
| 疫情 (yìqíng) | epidemic |
| 支持 (zhīchí) | to support |
| 印象 (yìnxiàng) | impression |
| 自由 (zìyóu) | freedom |
| 纪录片 (jìlùpiàn) | documentary |
Did you understand?
在上海的时候，乔乔的老公一天工作多长时间？
乔乔刚到柏林的时候，觉得这个城市怎么样？
现在乔乔觉得什么最重要？
Why it's B1
- 200 characters a minute (natural speed)
- 87% of the characters are in common words (the course's words up to B1, about HSK 1–4)
- Made for learners of Chinese
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